The National tribune., 1887-02-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.



deficit, complete certain railways and meet the
expenses which will be incurred under the
army bill. krupp has received a large order
for field-guns under the new credit-A Lon
don dispatch says that Germany and France
arc rendering each others lives intolerable.
An increase of military expenditure at the
present moment means war, and not peace.
The burdens on each people are already I'M
bearahle; little more and a conflict must be
forced 10 the end, that one may perish and
leave the other 10 exist in peace. III the pres
ent state OF things continues one Nation must
bleed the other TO death or both must live per
petually under arms drained by enormous war
budgets aud unable TO pursue in serenity the
ordinary life of peaceful citizens. An immediate
war is hardly possible; the end is not yet. But
the when il comes, will be disastrous, unless
meanwhile, the democracies of both countries
take the question into their own hands. Until
they DO so the financial world will be the victim
OF perpetual panics
INDUSTRIAL
Reports are published of a threatened strike
of all railroad employees In Pennsylvania in
support of the New York coal handlers
A meeting of the merchants engaged in the
maritime trade was held in New York 10 con-
slider some measure of relief from the embar-
rassment of the strike.--Ihe 500 miners en-
ployed IN the Scott, Patterson and Clinton
mines, i'm Pennsylvania, are granted an ad-
District Assembly No. "a, Chicago, received a
circular from the strikers in New York. call
ing upon the Chicago workmen 10 be in readi-
ness when help is requested. The New York
strike may soon involve Chicago.
morning, when an east-bound train reached
O'Brien's Mine Miss, and was preparing TO
take on coal for the use of the engine, striking
miners came up, armed with shot-guns, and
would not allow the coal TO be put on the en-
CINE. They also stopped some new men who
had began working there by the day. but said
they might work if they were paid the wages
demanded by the strikers.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
The Senatorial contest in Texas ended last
week by the election of Congressman John III.
Reagan TO succeed Mr. Maxey. Mr. Reagan
was a Member of Congress before the war He
"seceded" and was Postmaster General of the
so-called Southern Conlederacy during the
entire four years Of it's checkered and bloody
existence.-In the Indiana Legislature the
four Labor Members broke" one going TO
Turpie aud three 10 Gen. Harrison. Turpie
(Democrat) was declared elected, but il is un-
derstOod the Republicans will contest his right
10 the seat in the Senate.-Secretary of the
Treasury Manninga and United States Treasurer
Jordan have resigned and will soon retire from
their positions. The former will be President
and the latter Vice President of new National
bank that is being organized in New York city.
1t is said that son of Western Senator
lost q million dollars by getting drunk in
Washington last week, that sum having been
promised him if he would keep sober year,
and he had only five months more to wait
Mrs. Emily Todd Helm who has been reap
pointed postmstress Of Elizabethtown, XIV,
was first appointed TO that Office by President
Arthur. She is a member of the famous Todd
family, a near relative Of the late Mrs. Lincoln.
Her husband was a Brigadier- General in the
Confederate army, and was killed in one of the
battles around Atlanta.-M. Salanson, Secre-
tary OF the French Legation at Santiago, has
been appointed Secretary of Legation at Wash.
ington.-W. w Story, of Rome has just
finished the monument 10 Francis Scott Key
author OF the Star Spangled Banner" and Il
is shortly 10 be placed in Golden Gate Park al
San Francisco. 1t is made of Roman traver-
tine, is so feet high, and is surmounted by a
figure Of America bearing aag-R. d. Bah
cock, Of McCook, Neb, has been disbarred from
practicing as an attorney before the Interior
Department or any of its Bureaus.
OBITUARY.
Raymond Belmont son of August Belmont
the New York millionaire, accidentally sho
and killed himself last week-Rev. Thoma
Goodman, OF Charleston, H.. died at Terri
Haute, Ind, aged 79. lie preached the funera
sermon over the remains of Thomas Lincoln
father OF Abraham Lincoln.-Major John X
Cooke, a wel-knOwn citizen of Norfolk, Va
and celebrated officer of the Army of Northern
Virginia during the war, died last week.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The most terrible railroad accident in th
history Of Northern New England occurre
between and o'clock Saturday morning nea
Woodstock, VT, on the Central Vermont Rail
road. The ill-iated train left Boston at o'clocl
on Friday evening At White River junction
II was an hour and half late. The bridg
crossing the river at the old Woodstock Station
is a wooden truss structure abou. SO feet abOv
the water and about $50 feet long Just befor
reaching the bridge broken rail was struck
the extremely low temperature being probabl
the cause Of the breaking Of the rail, the mel
curry being - degrees below zero. The engin,
baggage end postal cars passed over all RICH
and crossed the bridge. Two passenger car
and two sleepers jumped the track and "a
along on the ties, finally plunging over th
stone abutment 10 the frozen river far beneath
The ice was very thick and did not break Tn
cars were smashed, pinning many of the pa,
senger under heavy timbers and debris Som
OF them were killed outright; others were con
eumed by the flames, which rapidly sprea
among the broken cars. The scene which fo
lowed was terrible IN all IFS phases. Help wa
slow IN reaching the wild spot, and the severt
OF the weather added 10 the suffering of the II
jured. About 40 persons were killed and 1
many more injured several OF whom will prol
ably dle.-OiiiccTs HOehn and Huliigan I
the police force OF Cleveland o., one night la
week were conveying prisoner from PittsbuI
10 Cleveland. Five friends Of the prisont
boarded the train at Alliance and on reachiu
Rayenna opened fire on the officers with n
yOigers 10 release the prisoner Hullgan n
ceived seven bullets and HOehn two. Both NJ
IN critical condition. The desperadoes escape
with the prisOner.-Frank $. Lee 33 yea
old, guest at the Albemarle Hotel in Ne
York, committed suicide in his room on n
fourth floor Of the hotel Saturday morning, I
cutting his throat with penknile. Temporal
Insanity resulting from dependency, is alleg,
70 have been the cause of the suicide He w
wel-known business man of Newark, o.
MISCELLANEOUS
The President has signed the interstate cor
mcrce bill.-There were disastrous floods Ia
week M Ohio and Kentucky. A part OF Gil
cinnat was under water---In portions Of d
Northwest The cold weather last week was d
most severe ever known there.-The Seer
tary Of the Treasury has made decision
unusual Importance 10 the iron trade Ii r
verses the present practice of the Dcpartmen
which classiies iron ore for duty after 10 h
been dried at a temperature OF 2I2 degre
Fahrenheit. Hereafter such ore Is 10 be elias.
lied by the Collectors according 10 is actin
weight IN liz natural condition as returned
the United States Weigher. This decision
adverse 10 importers and faVors domestic I
terests.--Ibe Papal AllOcution 60 be read
the COnsstOry in March will, il is said rcafr
The principle Of the temporal power of d
Church.-The famous Western race hor
Montana Regent has been purchased for 500
by James Murphy, late trainer of j. ID. Ia